Central level
The central government is responsible for:
- Defining fundamental principles;
- Administrative functions relating to:
- Scientific research;
- Import, export and storage;
- Regulation of standards;
- Control over the national agency on new technologies, energy and environment (ENEA);
- The use of radioactive material and x-ray machines;
- Electric energy production;
- The setting up of targets and national programmes on renewable sources and energy conservation;
- Nuclear facilities;
- Inspection, research and storage of hydrocarbon;
- Taxation of oil stocks;
- Tariffs;
- Statistics;
- Regional planning regarding water resources, and
- The coordination of research programmes.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of
the Environment and Maritime Protection
ISPRA
Regional level
Regional authorities are responsible for:
- Administrative functions relating to energy, including renewable resources, electricity, solar energy, oil and gas, which are neither reserved for the State nor the local authorities;
- Grants to support the use of renewable energies;
- Contributions for the reduction of energy consumption;
- Incentives for the use of renewable energy in agriculture;
- Coordinating functions with local authorities, and
- Assisting local authorities in awareness and training.
Local level
Provinces
Provincial authorities are responsible for:
- Administrative functions relating to energy saving and to the rational use of energy, including:
- Programmes promoting renewable resources and energy saving;
- Grant permits for the construction of energy production facilities, and
- Control over the facilities' efficiency.
Municipalities
Municipal authorities are responsible for administrative functions relating to energy saving and to the rational use of energy.
Sources
Constitution, Article 117.
Decreto Legislativo 31 marzo 1998, n. 112 "Conferimento di funzioni e compiti amministrativi dello Stato alle regioni ed agli enti locali, in attuazione del capo I della legge 15 marzo 1997, n. 59" (G.U. n. 92 del 21 aprile 1998 - Supplemento Ordinario n. 77
(Rettifica G.U. n. 116 del 21 maggio1997) [Legislative Decree 112/1998].
Decreto Legislativo 18 agosto 2000, n. 267 "Testo unico delle leggi sull'ordinamento degli enti locali" (G.U. n. 227 del 28 settembre 2000 - Supplemento Ordinario n. 162) [Legislative Decree 267/2000 on the organisation of local authorities], Article 19.
Legge 9 gennaio 1991, n. 10 “Norme per l'attuazione del Piano energetico nazionale in materia di uso razionale dell'energia, di risparmio energetico e di sviluppo delle fonti rinnovabili di energia" (G.U. n. 13 del 16 gennaio 1991 – Supplemento Ordinario n. 6) [Law 9/1991], Article 9.
Corte Costituzionale, “Produzione, trasporto e distribuzione nazionale dell'energia" nei giudizi di legittimità costituzionale in via principale (2002 – 2015)
